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2014 Maine Mapping LEP Populations in Your Community - Number by County

State or Territory
Year
2014
Map Level
county
Population Count Type
number
Text Version

Description of ME LEP Maps

ME Raw Count Map (Description)

This map illustrates the LEP counties of Maine with pie charts of the top five LEP counties:

Androscoggin County-Light Yellow Shading

Aroostook County-Light Yellow Shading

Cumberland County-Light Yellow Shading

Kennebec County-Light Yellow Shading

York County-Light Yellow Shading

Each county is color shaded to indicate the total number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the county. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years and over who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). For each of the top five LEP counties, we have provided a pie chart that breaks down the top five languages spoken in the county (according to the total number of each language spoken) with the remaining languages in a sixth category called “All Other Languages”.

Raw Counts:

The colors correspond to the total number of LEP individuals in the county as follows:

·        Pale White: (<=1K)

·        Light Yellow: (>1K AND <=10K)

·        Pale Orange: (>10K AND <=50K)

·        Orange: (>50K AND <=100K)

·        Dark Orange: (>100K AND <=250K)

·        Brown: (>250K AND <=750K)

·        Dark Brown: (>750K)

The counties in Maine are shaded to indicate the number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the county. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years or older who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). The tables explain the raw count number and percentage of LEP persons by language spoken for Maine’s top five counties.

Androscoggin County

Total LEP (LVW): 2,784

Language

French

African

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,684

356

233

115

87

309

% LEP LVW

61

13

8

4

3

11

 

Aroostook County

Total LEP (LVW): 2,378

Language

French

Spanish

Other West Germanic

Chinese

German

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,088

88

58

39

30

75

% LEP LVW

88

4

2

2

1

3

 

Cumberland County

Total LEP (LVW): 7,672

Language

African

French

Spanish

Vietnamese

Arabic

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,426

1,228

1,065

718

689

2,546

% LEP LVW

19

16

14

9

9

33

 

Kennebec County

Total LEP (LVW): 1,379

Language

French

Spanish

Arabic

Chinese

German

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

850

133

77

69

56

194

% LEP LVW

62

10

5

5

4

14

 

York County

Total LEP (LVW): 2,577

Language

French

Chinese

Spanish

Tagalog

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,134

293

221

140

133

656

% LEP LVW

44

11

9

5

5

26

Each county in the State of Maine is color shaded to indicate the total number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the county. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years and over who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). We have provided a pie chart that breaks down the top five languages spoken in the entire State of Maine (according to the total number of each language spoken) with the remaining languages in a sixth category called “All Other Languages”. The table below explains the raw count number and percentage of LEP persons by language spoken for the State of Maine.

State of Maine

Total LEP (LVW): 21,245

Language

French

Spanish

African

Chinese

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

8,381

2,583

1,820

1,490

1,191

5,780

% LEP LVW

39

12

9

7

6

27